St Paul's Cathedral

The St. Paul's Cathedral is a Baroque-architecture masterpiece, inside and out
(see twin-paneled photo).

St. Paul's Cathedral
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Design and construction

The renowned Sir Christopher Wren designed St. Paul's Cathedral in 1673 and it was
completed several decades later.

Wren's inspiration

Wren obviously gained his inspiration for the dome from Michelangelo's dome for St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Historic site

It's the latest of a succession of cathedrals occupying the mid-London site. The
first was erected over a thousand years earlier, in 604 A.D. Older structures
include a Roman Temple of Diana.

Height

St. Paul's cathedral soars 111 meters (365 feet) into the sky.

Views

You can climb up to the dome. First, you reach the circular Whispering Gallery where
whispers can be heard from the opposite side. Go higher for a panoramic view of
London from the Stone Gallery. Climb even more stairs to the Golden Gallery for
an even more breathtaking vista.